Climate & environment

Oysters occupy a special place in Maryland. Dubbed a keystone species, oysters sit at the intersection of environmental concerns, political wrangling, and a legacy economy that basically built Baltimore.

Nearly 1.3 million gallons of sewage overflowed in a Columbia townhouse community, the county health department said Friday. The agency has issued a precautionary health alert.

Liberty Reservoir, one of the region’s key water resources, has dropped to its lowest point in nearly two decades.

Experts are predicting 2025 could see an above-average number of hurricanes and other named storms.

Dr. Ben Carson, who served as Donald Trump‘s housing secretary, is trying to turn 33 acres that he and his wife own into a solar farm.

Curtis Bay Energy and one top official pleaded guilty in 2023, but a judge cleared the former plant manager on all counts.

In its bid to resist a court order to unfreeze grants, the Trump administration reveals a laser focus on eliminating environmental justice aid.

As the story of Crystal Spring and The Village at Providence Point nears its end, there is a lesson from the last remaining forest in Annapolis.

Electric utility customers could soon be on the hook for $800 million in transmission upgrades to power Northern Virginia data centers.

An Essex marina has become a dumping ground for dozens of derelict boats. Baltimore County has begun imposing fines in an effort to get the property owner to clean up the site.

The Maryland Public Service Commission concluded that SmartEnergy misled customers and violated the law.

Synagro, a Baltimore County-based company that contracts with wastewater treatment plants, comes under fire for high levels of toxic forever chemicals.

Chesapeake Conservancy, along with explore.org, launched the webcam in 2015.

A dispute over pollution concerns from construction work at the site of a World War II-era manufacturing plant in Eastern Baltimore County has fizzled quickly.

The Maryland Department of Emergency Management warned of “moderate” air quality issues and areas of “light” visible smoke from a wildfire in New Jersey.

The Waterfront Partnership wasn't involved in the Newport Beach trash wheel, but said they’re very excited to see it.

Since the children's book “Drew’s Grand Adventure” was published in December, it has amassed more than $2,000 in sales, which will go toward upkeep of the historic Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse.

The Baltimore region will start to get a taste of summer this weekend with the warmest day yet on Saturday.

A new trash wheel is one of nearly two dozen projects set to receive money through a $1.7 million settlement fund, which Baltimore officials agreed to finance as part of a consent decree with the Maryland Department of the Environment over pollution violations at its wastewater plants.

A fight in Maryland may be a prelude to what lies ahead as artificial intelligence drives demand for more power — and more power lines.